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Allan Urry investigates how criminal syndicates have been able to target GPs, hospitals and chemists with cheap counterfeit drugs.

Allan Urry investigates how criminal syndicates have been able to target GPs, hospitals and chemists with cheap counterfeit drugs. With the NHS under pressure to cut its 11 billion-pound annual spending on medicines, has the hunt for cheaper alternatives opened the door to these dangerous fakes?

Broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 5:00PM Sun, 8 Feb 2009
Available until 12:00AM Thu, 1 Jan 2099
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8:00PM Tue, 3 Feb 2009
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Duration 40 minutes